Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
ARMIES OF THE SWISS.
TIA LITTLE MOUNTAIN REPUBLIC
STRONG IN ITS SCLClCRY.


s"' '"u'" 'ro"AD'y Tut 100000 Troops
In the Iieid to Defend H,r Ancient
Treedom--A Country of Cynna>t, aud
,for,s
II one asks any well Informed Syyi,zer
what show of nrrs his f,tbcrl3nl is pre-.
,ored - 49,, =, 80 -, -.
,oo, NO.. -, -, - 80 49,,
- 49, wy Gus" ~ a. ''' ''"'' -
Ia" pu' wen equipped army oil -oLuoV
men on the frontiers ia ten days This
means that about tpor cent. &C the popU-
laiion OF this l.ulc republic Of 3.Coo.Oo0
people are prcDarcd al un Louf's notice tc
srrine, In ARM. -, les ,,,fo,,eo o,l s,,,,,,
reason IN C,,-.ti,,,, 49,, .,....r.,,,, D,,~..,.
tbe last t,~.l,o ,,o,,,t,. .t,.o, -
clo,,ds have Ioc,, g,t,i.,.. l,,,.,, - al
lower over control Iu.o,,o az. e,..i.. ,.,,..
ernment bas hccn Ic.,i, .r.-. r., t,.
p ogress Of events. accurately informed IN
feEard to diplomatic negotiations, and
ureiessly active, even TO the most minuie
details, IN preparations for tie mo.ntc-
nance OF It's traditional neutrality, IN case
OF the hos'llltles WL.cn at times seemed
ABOUT TO break upon Europe az a moment >
notice.
Cnder the Federal constitution every
able bodied Swiss citizen Is liable 80 MILF
tary ouly from ms -oih ID his iath
year, his first twelve years in tie
regular army, the lat twelve 20 tie rc-
serve or LandWchr. There Is also tAlrd
corps, known as Tie Ioncstctln, OF, IS
We might call IT, home guard. only II
sDle In case Of great emergcucr. and COM
posea or youths De- WeeA Il a-I -
ana men between II ana ~ gears
OF age. Lach canton furnishes q quo-
tnm OF troops, based upon IFS Iopu-
htIon, the aEere-'ie regular force
amounting 10 ninety * tAtta"ouS ot lA-
iGntry CT al men each, e. -ilt battuiloa5
Of sharpshootcrs Of 40 men each. twenty
four squadrons OF Dragons oi IL Mcl
each, forty-eight ned batteries each NUM-
berlng IOO men. with SIX steel riied c1n-
non OF cghty-iour miiineters c2Ahcr,
two mountain batteries ana tea companies
OF heavy artI!lerls's.
TRAINING or THE SOLDIER
Tho entirn evstor, is io ,,,o,,. r.. -,o,ts
sir,ilor IN orr Ar,pr.-.l r.,.I'-.o ,.,..,...
t,onoI .r,,.rd or,-,,,s.,,.,.,. ,.ft. I,.v,.
e,.er ,tis 1.,rora,c, ti..- ,,.. ,.,...,,. .I,..
bodied citiga, h. frr.I-,l o-.l la,..,.,,.s
iiohlo ~, rnacl,ip., liz .l,b ,.a, ~. ,o.
ccives fro Of cb.,-o his woman ,-r.t1-
mont opd ,,t,irnrr, which rer,.in In ia
>, reonol ;,,,, 1,l,,,,., ,f.. ,.r, tom,
If service boing talnn Win bi, T., liz
homo and lont o1v.o,s ,yitlii, roach
The Juajninr If tho SWISS soldier ho,-.r.
LII & oorjv hovbood A. IN ,,,,. ~
arc he coumencas ,,Z.nnoetic c,orc.eos
~ ,bo n,,ijic ecIooI o,t.,.,TorC, 49,.
ob,;r,atory, ~ 10 ann ,,itl, i,o, ro,rs ~. =
s,,bs,it,,te Cor -. ava - "a e,'o,ti.',
M nal With n erecies If r.(,,, o.I,n ,.7
oddad A. 1G cor,t,,r,. ,irirI In tI.,.rbcll
&c ,be so1dior l. irtrr,l1,ca.l. mi I--,,...,,
- md ~ tho rif1, is NM il.totho vortl,'a
b.nds and he is thornu ip.tr,,ctg,i in
its care and use. All this is part Of his
regular school training and education.
ms next instruction non. Is acquired ny
means Vi Hiclii ovl Al4'f III sunni s"ol. '''s'
lsociety' or scAu'Ieh NeTclH. IN lAe.e
volunteer associ"'oi's ior Improvement Ia
lmarksmanshlr-ahd tAe!r name is legion
lies, IN the Judgment OF many, tAe BEST
lguhrahtee OF inc efficiency OF SWISS 'iooa-'
Iand consequently the government tAcohf'
Iages them Dy paying loefI snare ol me
I powder ana pan u7ed IN l"eir 'ie'>si'il
practice. In return Tor TINS Outlay i.e
government eNacts Una, every cue" i'ai'..
Tor hiil'ar! du'y sh'ti' ire oH ta't'l ,..'
cartrlogcH per year 40 u 1d.-e1' ~ it ''.'
mot do SO, as member ol N"l"i,,'r
scnut1tn Ncrelh' he must go ldt' o"' FACES
aud 60 II, anu uhic so spent j. ho' itt.,-
oned on ms account o. conn CLauf5 i-.iii-
tary service, !. e., on ms ~ Gays service
as an iniantryman ana So on. For I'D.
stance, during lhc year ioe' '"eic OA..'ci
IN this canton !AulcAl alone no less laaA
2So OF these volunteer "s.oel''ioH+' with"
membership on over II'OUo men, !" VI" !.'..'-
] aged during the year 10 s"oot on as many
as 3l2,Oo bali caItridEes' 'Ae ''Fe.I ..ieHl
\ contributing the handsome sum Ga -. 40
! francs toward coNeiiAs lhe expenses AZ so
doing. Ana al I4ls Jill IL sihsIe canton.
GIMNAsT AND aiAEEs,fAN.
,,u.,., e.. CIVIL, ,,,,,b ...r;...l o.,
~ 6Ntb ,,oor ori c,r.,,iv n t-,i...I ,,.-o,.
nss - az. a. ,Cai ,,aIsr,- ,-, I
ro,o,.tc for ,lutx IA n defcnlcrCf The De-.
4Npole' 49, -
! -, - ,.c..r.,it II i'm fho fuf9ptt.v lie rq,,,,is
for forty-nve days, in tae cavalry for sixty
! e. D. geo .H..